The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-25
Sir CHARLES TUPPER
SPEAKS OFOBRIEHs VISIT VERY
PHILOSOPHICALLY,
Also OF the Commercial Union Be.
tween the United States and
Canada.

NEW YORK, May 24-The Time,
prints the following: Sir Charles Tup-
per, Canadian Minister OF Finance In
OansdS, at present visiting the city,
yesterday expressed his views on MAJ
tsTs which interest the pubic. His
first remsrks concerned the visit OF
Mr.. 0'Biien to Canads, and while he
did not 20 into the subj sct very ex.
tensively, he made his remarks suf.
ficientiy pointed.
Zone OF the advantages which we
think the British system has over the
American SYSTEM" he said, sis that
both In England and in Canada all par
ties treat the executive head OF the
nation as beyond criticism. We attack
the respor sible Ministers OF the day
in Eng and, and in Canada we do the
same thing. But" and Sir Charles
smiled Rravely, I'VE don't attack the
executive head OF the country.
Fiercely as controversy may wage be-
tween the two parties, they all unite
in sustaining the executive head Of
the country. 1t naturally follows that
we disapprove very strongly-all ar.
ties and all classes OF us-of a de-
parture from that course by anybody
coming into the country to attack the
Queens representatives and that
in reference to questions that
have no relation TO Canada OF
Canadian sfiairs. At the same time
everybody deploTes the fact that il Mr..
0'Brien had the bad taste and the bad
judgment to come to Canada on such
q mission he should have been msde
the subject OF violence by any inter
ference. Such a thing Is a most I'M
usual thing for Canada, as 1t is a place
where the freest spe och on all ques.
tons is tolerated.
Concerning the question OF CONNER
cial reciprocity between the United
States aud Canada, Sir Chs5es has a
great deal to cay. ut is verymuch in
the interest { I the United s ates and
Canada" he began, 'that there
should be the freest commercial in.
tercourse between the two countries
Canada is ready and has always been
ready TO promote that commercial in.
tercourse to the fullest possible ex.
tent. But OF course, We are quite
aware that unless we can adopt the
United 8 ates tariff as betw zen us and
England, il would be quite impracti.
cable. l mean that it would be i'm
possible for the United States to con-
sent 10 customs union or free trade
between Canada and the United
States, ss that would really mean fee
trade betwesn the United States and
England. A complete customs union
is simply impracticable. 1t would be
quite impossible for Canada to adopt
u tariff so hostile to the mother coun-
try. / believe that, anxious as is Her
Mejeety's government TO avert the
slightest cause OF difference with the
Government OF the Tilted States, the
time Is far distant when the Govern.
ment Of England will shrink in the
slightest degree from giving fair and
candid consideration TO whatever the
claims OF Canada may be. should
deeply deplore, and every intelligent
Canadian W uld deeply deplore, any
interruption to the commercial rela
tions existing between Canada and
this country; but l cannot forget that
II the policy Of non-intercourae were
ado pied IL would lead to the develop
ment Of those channels Of communities
ton which we have ourselves, and that
the commerce OF Canada, which Is to day
uildiug up New York; am speaking
OF the through traffic and is building
up Boston and Portland, would be
carried through exclusively Canadian
channels TO Canadian ports, and would
build up Montreal, Quebec, 81. An.
drews, st. Johns aud Halifax with in.
credib rapi iity. l never expect to
Zee the hour come when non-inter-
course policy ia adopted"